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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

35 Colleges
$21,684 Avg Salary
$17,439 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 110,226 degrees and certificates were awarded to teacher education grade specific students, making the major the most popular in the country.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 35 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Grade Specific program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for grade specific ed majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Pima Community College to be the most popular school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 67% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

Women make up 97% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, grade specific ed majors at NAU accumulate an average of around $19,441 in student debt.

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Out of the 35 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#4

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

Out of the 35 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Arizona College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pinal County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Coolidge.

About 92% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 8% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Gordon Cooper Technology Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in the Southwest Region . Gordon Cooper Technology Center is a small public school located in the distant town of Shawnee.

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Glendale Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

Women make up 91% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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Autry Technology Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the remote town of Enid, Autry Technology Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Community Care College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Community Care College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#9

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

Yavapai College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the small city of Prescott, Yavapai College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 6,189
Texas 4,681
New Mexico 782
Oklahoma 1,268

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Grade Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 35 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas.

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